Dropzone is a game of action, strategy and skill. Win 15 minute battles by scoring points. Unlock gear, customize your squad of up to 3 Units and compete in Team 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1 matches. Lay claim to the riches of Europa!

Recent Reviews:

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- 43% of the 16 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.

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- 72% of the 700 user reviews for this game are positive.

Early Access Game

Get instant access and start playing; get involved with this game as it develops.

Note: This Early Access game is not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you
should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Dropzone has been in development for two years and in closed-beta for the past 6 months. We see our launch on Steam Early Access as simply the next stage in the game’s development, widening the number of players (and increasing the number of games to play!) who will be able to play and suggest improvements/additions to the game to make Dropzone the game you’d like to play. In the past 6 months we’ve honed and polished the core gameplay, and established a close relationship with our existing beta players. We look forward to continued iteration while building more ties across the spectrum of our community.

Early Access is the perfect option for us at this point. Our production team loves to iterate, in fact our whole development process is designed for it; for example, we patched every week during CBT, which equated to roughly 25 patches in total. Early Access will be the best way for us to learn how to further improve our game and address the needs and desires of a larger community.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We anticipate that we will be in Early Access for several months as we add and adjust features based on feedback from the community.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Aside from additional content (pilots, gear, maps, and so forth), much of our focus in Early Access will be spent building out additional PvE and competitive play elements of the game based on player feedback at all skill levels (casual, amateur and pro gamers). Ranked Play will be an early addition. While the heart of Dropzone is a competitive 1v1 game, we all want to be able to play with our friends and to explore modes of play that go beyond purely 1v1 competitive play (some of which you will see in the upcoming release). As we learn what players most like, we intend to double down on those areas.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“We spent a good amount of time in Closed Beta making sure we could start with a polished core experience. We built a custom engine for Dropzone , the Sparkle Engine (the 3rd game engine this team has built over the years), and we believe the “feel” of the game is excellent. Performance is generally good when settings are adjusted properly for older computers but we need to do a better and more intuitive job of adjusting those settings, including dynamically. There are some areas, such as Crafting and Daily Tournaments, which are functional, but haven’t received what we would consider a final polish pass. We currently have 4 of the 5 planned Classes available with 3 Pilots each, 2 1v1 maps, 1 2v2 map, and 120 types of Gear representing the abilities players can configure. During Early Access, a 5th class will be added to the game, along with more pilots, more gear, Ranked Play, pilot skins and other vanity items that will allow you to customize the look of your game. You can also expect to see features and items suggested by you, our community.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Dropzone was Build to be a Free to Play game and as such we plan to keep it Free to Play beyond Early Access.
We might explore the option of offering specific bundles or additional content via DLCs in the future.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“At Sparkypants, we have a special way of developing a game with Dropzone’s scope. When we started development on the game, we had a prototype running within a few weeks. The entire studio would play the game together each morning, a process we creatively call the “Daily Game.” From that play session, we would make a list of things to add, change, remove, and we’d try to get as many of them done for the next day’s Daily Game. This process drove development, kept us seeing the game as players rather than only as developers and encouraged us to create a new “release” every day.

Fast forward to today and we still do a Daily Game and, during Closed Beta, we typically have a new significant release every week. Our existing Closed Beta community has been invaluable in providing feedback and helping us focus development and balance the game. And now it’s time to extend this idea to a larger community of players. We have a saying at Sparky, “It doesn’t mean **** unless it’s in the Daily Game.” Once we’re in Early Access that will be, “It doesn’t mean **** until it’s in the hands of the community.” To make that happen, we may start with occasionally live-streaming the Daily Games (DGs) of select features, pilots, maps, or whatever when they are close to completion, and then build from there.”

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December 21, 2017

Happy Holidays everyone!! This update comes with a hefty amount of balance changes and an awesome AI takeover feature in case one of your allies accidentally drops from the game. This will be going live on Friday the 22nd, just in time for Xmas! As always, see below for the details and let us know if you find any bugs!

It’s been a long time coming, but it is now possible to gain control of the AI rigs that take over for any teammate that leaves the match prematurely

The moment a teammate leaves or disconnects from the game, simply click on the rig that is now controlled by the AI and look at the Inspection Window in the upper-right corner. Click the “Take Control” button and voila, that rig is added to your Command Grid!

Only one player can take control of an AI rig. There is no sharing

When you take control, your rig selection will immediately switch to the rig you gained control of

This can be used in Solo skirmishes as well, if you want to ease into 2rig or 3rig control without committing to a full 15 minutes of micro multitasking

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue that caused Day of the Dead Fury’s Regenerative Layering from not dealing its burst heal before the heal regen (already hotfixed in shortly after the release of 2572)

Fixed an issue where Regenerative Layering was not showing its cooldown state in the Command Grid

Fixed an issue where Steam Powered Pandora’s Skylance was not giving preview sight of target location when Skylance was launched

Fixed an issue where the hover-over pilot portrait status next to the scoreboard was not updating in real-time.

Fixed an issue where Healing Dome was healing outside the boundaries of the dome FX by 1.5m

Known Issues

Locking Observer slots in Custom Matches only works when both slots are empty

The Private Match setting only works when the game is already created, so someone can join in-between

Hive Link does not have a cast ring around hives to show where the ability can be cast

Global Chat does not reflect your changed name until you have restarted the game

Crazed Banshee is not triggering General Vex’s damage buff passive. A fix is being worked on

Alright! So there you have! A lot of changes for the holiday season, hopefully enough to tide you over while we continue to work on the bigger changes, slowly but surely. ;)

October 31, 2017

GREETINGS and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Just a very minor update to prepare things for the Halloween celebration event being hosted by our loving fanbase Dropzone Nation! See below for all the details and don't forget to tune in to twitch.tv/dropzonenation at 1:00pm EDT to watch the stream, play some games, and win some Halloween crates! Patch is landing today, October 31st, in an hour or so!

Miscellaneous Notes

Surprise, surprise! Day of the Dead Fury has been added to the Halloween crate! Alongside Zombie Vanguard from the last update you will now be able to get these items when purchasing our Halloween crate:

Day of the Dead Fury gear skins

Assault Plasma

Regenerative Layering

Battle Cry

Stunning Entry (Automatically given when you collect and equip the Weapon, Body, and Utility)

Day of the Dead Fury avatar

Redemption Codes

On the Collections page there is now a "Redeem Code" tab

In this interface you simple input your code, with dashes, to receive whatever free item you have won

Alright! Told you that would be a quick one! See you all at the event!

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Pilot Pack: Threshing Trio

Get started in Dropzone with 3 additional Pilots - save time and money with this high value bundle!

The Pilot Pack: Threshing Trio includes:

Knockout the Tank

Fury the Gunner

Cortex the Mechanic

7,500 Jovians for additional Pilots or Gear

Please note: If you buy this bundle but have already unlocked one or more of these 3 Pilots in the game, there will be no refund or compensation for the affected Pilots

About This Game

It is the 22nd century…

Compete to win in the Dropzone - part renegade captain and part privateer, you strive against other mercenaries and elite military companies for Cores, reputation and glory!

Explosive 15 Minute Matches

You will command a squad of up to 3 highly-specialized battle Rigs in intense 15-minute matches. Fight against your opponents and the alien Kavash over Cores to score points. Experience the rush of beating the buzzer and score the winning point in the last second.

1vs1, 2vs2, 3vs3, CO-OP, PvE and more

Control 1, 2 or 3 units across a wide variety of modes including competitive 1v1, 2v2 and Team 3v3 battles, PvP and PvE, custom maps, single player gameplay against AI and a cooperative wave-based Infestation mode

Unique Pilot Abilities

Recruit Pilots from across the solar system, each with his own default Gear and unique abilities. Then build your squad of three Rigs from four classes: the hulking Tank, powerful Gunner, resourceful Mechanic, and unpredictable Summoner.

Deep Rig Customization

Choose from hundreds of Gear options granting active and passive abilities to outfit your Rigs. Match your squad to your play style and use it to execute effective combos that will send your enemy reeling.

Dynamic Replay Controls

Use the game’s replay system and observer modes to watch live Dropzone matches, relive your greatest moments and study the moves of the top players to improve your skills.

Coming Soon

In-game tournaments, ranked leaderboard, new maps and the mysterious 5th Rig class, with all new abilities and Gear to bring even more options on the battlefield.